Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 22

सतीप्राप्तिविषये ब्रह्मरुद्रसंवादः | The Brahmā–Śiva Dialogue on Attaining Satī

Devanagari script

मार्गे समुत्सवो जातो देवादीनां च गच्छताम् । तथा हरगणानां च सानंदमनसामति

Transliteration

mārge samutsavo jāto devādīnāṃ ca gacchatām | tathā haragaṇānāṃ ca sānaṃdamanasāmati

Translation

道中、進みゆく神々と諸々の天上の者たちの間に大いなる祝祭が起こった。ハラの眷属の群れもまた、心に歓喜を満たして同様であった。

Word by Word

• मार्गे: on the way
• मार्गे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), सप्तमी (Loc, 7), एकवचन (Sg)

• समुत्सवः: a great festival/celebration
• समुत्सवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समुत्सव (प्रातिपदिक: सम् + उत्सव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), प्रथमा (Nom, 1), एकवचन (Sg)

• जातः: arose, occurred
• जातः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जात (प्रातिपदिक; √जन् धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (M), प्रथमा (Nom, 1), एकवचन (Sg); ‘भू’/‘अस्’ implied

• देवादीनाम्: of the gods and others
• देवादीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवादि (प्रातिपदिक: देव + आदि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), षष्ठी (Gen, 6), बहुवचन (Pl)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, conjunction (समुच्चय)

• गच्छताम्: of those who were going
• गच्छताम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (Present active participle) used substantively; षष्ठी (Gen, 6), बहुवचन (Pl)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, adverb/conjunction

• हरगणानाम्: of the attendants of Hara (Śiva)
• हरगणानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरगण (प्रातिपदिक: हर + गण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), षष्ठी (Gen, 6), बहुवचन (Pl)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, conjunction

• सानन्दमनसाम्: of those whose minds were joyful
• सानन्दमनसाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सानन्दमनस् (प्रातिपदिक: स-आनन्द + मनस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (M), षष्ठी (Gen, 6), बहुवचन (Pl); बहुव्रीहिः—‘येṣां मनः आनन्दयुक्तम्’

• अति: exceedingly, very
• अति: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, intensifier (अतिशयार्थक)

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmi

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Naṭarāja

Mantra Metadata

Type: stotra

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Ritual Elements

Offering: pushpa

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Hara (Shiva)
• Haragaṇas (Shiva's attendants)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It highlights that when events move in alignment with Hara’s divine will, even the path becomes auspicious—inner joy (ānanda) naturally arises in devas and in Śiva’s gaṇas, indicating grace and harmony around sacred action.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By naming Hara and his gaṇas, the verse emphasizes Saguna Śiva—Shiva as the living Lord with attendants and divine retinue—whose presence generates celebration and devotion, the same devotional mood cultivated in Linga worship.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to cultivate joyful remembrance while “proceeding” in worship—chanting the Pañcākṣarī (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) during pilgrimage or daily practice, letting devotion transform the mind into sā-ānanda (joy-filled).